Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5) (Australia)

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5)

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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5)1

I, Rajumati Bhula, Executive Director, Pesticides and delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, having regard to s 7A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, make this instrument for the purposes of subsection 6(1) and the reference in paragraph 14(5)(f) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code which is a Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

Rajumati Bhula
Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

Dated this thirtieth day of April 2014

1                Name of Instrument
                  This Instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 5).
2                Commencement
                  This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
3                Amendment of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012
                  Schedule 1 to this Instrument amends the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(section 3)
[1]            Schedule, Table 1 - MRLs of agricultural and veterinary chemicals and associated substances in food commodities
for each of the following compounds, omit the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'substitute' (if any)

COMPOUND
FOOD
MRL (mg/kg)

Azoxystrobin

OMIT:

VP       0061
Beans (except broad bean and soya bean)
T3

VL       0054
Brassica leafy vegetables
T10

VB       0400
Broccoli
T0.5

VB       0402
Brussels sprouts
T0.5

VA       0036
Bulb Vegetables (except fennel and bulb onions)
T7

VB       0404
Cauliflower
T0.5

FC       0001
Citrus fruits
T2

VR       0583
Horseradish
T3

VL       0482
Lettuce, Head
T15

VL       0483
Lettuce, Leaf
T15

VP       0063
Peas
T3

VR       0494
Radish
0.3

VL       0496
Rucola [rocket]
T50

TN       0085
Tree nuts (except almonds)
T0.02

SUBSTITUTE:

VP       0061
Beans, except broad bean and soya bean
2

VB       0040
Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbages, Flowerhead brassicas
0.7

VL       0054
Brassica leafy vegetables [except mizuna]
2

VA       0036
Bulb Vegetables [except Fennel, Bulb; Onion, Bulb]
2

FC       0001
Citrus fruits
3

VR       0583
Horseradish
0.5

VL       0482
Lettuce, Head
15

VL       0483
Lettuce, Leaf
15

VP       0063
Peas (pods and succulent = immature seeds)
2

VR       0494
Radish
0.5

TN       0085
Tree nuts [except Almonds]
2

Ethephon

OMIT:

FT       0305
Olives
T7

SUBSTITUTE:

FT       0305
Olives
T5

Fluazifop-p-butyl

OMIT:

VO      0440
Egg plant
T0.1

VA       0384
Leek
T0.7

VR       0508
Sweet potato
T0.1

VR       0600
Yams
T0.1

SUBSTITUTE:

VO      0440
Egg plant
T0.7

VA       0384
Leek
T1

VR       0508
Sweet potato
T0.3

VR       0600
Yams
T0.3

Fludioxonil

OMIT:

FI         0345
Mango
T3

SUBSTITUTE:

FI         0345
Mango
3

FI         0355
Pomegranate
5

Paraquat

OMIT:

Vegetables [except potato; pulses]
*0.05

SUBSTITUTE:

VR       0463
Cassava
T*0.05

Vegetables [except Cassava; Potato; Pulses]
*0.05

Pymetrozine

OMIT:

VC      0045
Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits
T0.1

VO      0445
Peppers, Sweet
T*0.02

SUBSTITUTE:

VC      0045
Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits
T0.3

VO      0445
Peppers, Sweet
T0.3

VO      0447
Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)
T*0.01

Trifloxystrobin

OMIT:

VS       0624
Celery
T1

VL       0464
Chard [silver beet]
T0.7

VL       0469
Chicory leaves
T0.7

VL       0476
Endive
T0.7

VL       0502
Spinach
T0.7

SUBSTITUTE:

VS       0624
Celery
T5

VL       0464
Chard [Silver beet]
T1

VL       0469
Chicory leaves
T1

VL       0476
Endive
T1

VL       0502
Spinach
T1

for each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below

COMPOUND
FOOD
MRL (mg/kg)

Abamectin

VO      0450
Mushrooms
T0.05

Azoxystrobin

FB       0264
Blackberries
T5

FB       0277
Cloudberry
T5

FB       0266
Dewberries (including Boysenberry and Loganberry)
T5

FB       0272
Raspberries, Red, Black
T5

Bifenthrin

FB       0264
Blackberries
T3

FB       0020
Blueberries
T3

FB       0277
Cloudberry
T3

FB       0266
Dewberries (including Boysenberry and Loganberry)
T3

FB       0268
Gooseberry
T3

FB       0272
Raspberries, Red, Black
T3

Carbaryl

VR       0463
Cassava
T0.1

Carfentrazone-ethyl

VR       0589
Potato
*0.05

Methomyl

VR       0463
Cassava
T1

Milbemectin

MO      0105
Edible offal (Mammalian)
*0.002

MM     0095
Meat [mammalian] [in the fat]
*0.002

FM      0183
Milk fats
*0.0005

ML      0106
Milks
*0.0005

FP       0009
Pome fruits
0.02

Tebuconazole

FP       0009
Pome fruits
*0.01

FS       0012
Stone fruits
*0.01

[2]            Schedule, Table 3 - Residue definitions

for each of the following compounds, omit the associated residue listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated residue listed under 'substitute'

COMPOUND
RESIDUE

OMIT:

Milbemectin
Sum of milbemycin MA3 and milbemycin MA4 and their photoisomers, milbemycin (Z) 8,9-MA3 and (Z) 8,9Z-MA4

SUBSTITUTE:

Milbemectin
Sum of milbemycin MA3 and milbemycin MA4 and their photoisomers, milbemycin (Z) 8,9-MA3 and (Z) 8,9-MA4

[3]            Schedule, Table 4 - MRLs for pesticides in animal feed commodities
insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs

COMPOUND
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY
MRL (mg/kg)

Milbemectin

AB       0226
Apple pomace, dry
0.1

Trifluralin

Cassava leaves and tops
T1

for each of the following compounds, omit the associated animal food commodities and MRLs listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed under 'substitute' (if any)

COMPOUND
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY
MRL (mg/kg)

Azoxystrobin

OMIT:

Almond hulls
5

AL       0061
Bean fodder
T10

AL       1030
Bean forage (green)
T10

AB       0001
Citrus pulp, dry
T10

AL       0072
Pea hay or Pea fodder (dry)
T10

AL       0528
Pea vines (green)
T10

SUBSTITUTE:

Almond hulls
7

AL       0061
Bean fodder
50

AL       1030
Bean forage (green)
50

AB       0001
Citrus pulp, dry
5

AL       0072
Pea hay or Pea fodder (dry)
50

AL       0528
Pea vines (green)
50

for the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below

COMPOUND
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY
MRL (mg/kg)

Carbaryl

Cassava leaves and tops
T300

Methomyl

Cassava leaves and tops
T80

Pymetrozine

Sweet corn forage and fodder
T1

1        Note
1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au